Which of the Following Conditions Accurately Represent Muller's Ratchet,in Terms

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conditions accurately represent Muller's ratchet,in terms of the selective advantage of sexual reproduction?

• A) Deleterious mutations accumulate in asexual populations, resulting in a significant genetic load.
• B) Sexual reproduction is selected because it reintroduces no-mutation genotypes that have been lost from the population.
• C) Linkage disequilibrium increases in populations by genetic drift because no-mutation multilocus genotypes are lost by chance.
• D) All of the above accurately represent the conditions of Muller's ratchet.

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